Obituaries
Leon Porter
Jul 29, 2011
Leon Porter, age 88, of Midland, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011. Leon was born in Graham, Texas on June 22, 1923 to Lewis and Hettie Porter. Leon grew up in Graham and joined the US Marine Corps at age 20 serving during WW II in the south Pacific and was present at the Japanese surrender on October 25,...
Wanda Milligan
Jul 28, 2011
Wanda Henrietta Stephens Milligan of Odessa passed away on July 28, 2011. She was the only child born to A.T. Estella Stephens on Dec. 6, 1922 in Phoenix, AZ. She grew up in El Paso, TX graduating from Austin H.S. She worked for the Mountain States Tele. Co. for 11 years. During those years she was president of the...
Helen Hetzler
Jul 27, 2011
Helen Ruth Hetzler, age 76, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in Odessa. She was born March 8, 1935 in Vernon, Texas to Haskell Floyd Mayo and Ruby McMasters Mayo. She was the second child of six. She married Bill Hetzler February 12, 1953 in Kansas. She has lived in Odessa since 1972. She was an awesome...
Fredrick Baker
Jul 25, 2011
Fredric Bear Bryant Baker, age 73, of Odessa, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 25, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Fred was born on June 8, 1938 in Odessa, Texas. He graduated from Odessa High School and then attended Texas A M. After college, he began working in the oil fields and eventually ran his own business. His work...
Jeremy Ramirez
Jul 25, 2011
Jeremy Ramirez, age 28, of Odessa, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 in Seminole. He was born April 14, 1983 in Odessa, Texas. Jeremy is survived by his children Isayah, Aaliyah, Josiyah, Sariyah, Uriah, and Ariel Ramirez his wife Rozanne Ramirez father Febronio Ramirez Jr. and Janel Ramirez his fiance Jessica Ruiz sisters Jessica Ramirez, Brittney Flores, Jasmine Ramirez...
Elma Smith
Jul 24, 2011
Elma Mae Smith, age 80, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a long bout with cancer. She was born December 13, 1930 to Foy Satterfield and Ina Satterfield in Wheeler County, Texas. She married TJ Smith on December 4, 1953 in Pampa, Texas. She was employed by Bell Telephone Co....
Jeanette Hernandez
Jul 21, 2011
Jeanette Elaine Washington Hernandez, age 65 of Odessa, passed away Thursday July 21, 2011 in Odessa. She was born July 25, 1945 in El Paso, Texas to Tom Nevinger and Edna Wright Nevinger. Her family moved to San Antonio and then to McCamey where her father was the city manager. After graduation from McCamey High School in 1962, she...
Edward Denton
Jul 21, 2011
Edward Duan Buck Denton, age 89, passed away Thursday July 21, 2011 in Odessa. He was born April 24, 1922 in Beckham County, Oklahoma to W.B. Denton and Virgie Sweatt Denton. Visitation with the family will be 57 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. July 25, 2011...
Danny Wilkins
Jul 20, 2011
Danny Lee Wilkins, age 52, of Odessa, passed away in Dallas, Wednesday July 20, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born September 21, 1958 in Hereford, Texas to Leroy Wilkins and Marie Hunter Wilkins. He was a long time employee of Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving. Danny was generous with his time and consideration for others. He loved...
Shannon Simpson
Jul 19, 2011
Shannon Marie Simpson, age 61, formally of Odessa, passed away peacefully Tuesday July 19, 2011 in Dallas, from her battle with cancer. Shannon was born November 6, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas OReilly and Rita Bloake OReilly. She received her diploma from Permian High School and attended Odessa College before getting her degree from Texas Tech University. She...
Juanita Holland
Jul 18, 2011
Juanita Cole Holland, age 93, passed away, Monday July 18, 2011 in Midland, Texas. She was born October 4, 1917 in Rule, Texas, the oldest child of N.S. and Bertrum Cole. She graduated from Rule High School and attended Abilene Christian College. She worked for State Farm Insurance for 25 years before her retirement in 1980. She was active...
Billy Lancaster
Jul 13, 2011
Billy Gene Lancaster, age 82 of Odessa, passed away, Wednesday July 13, 2011 in Odessa. He was born October 29, 1928 in Qulin, Missouri to Elmer Chester Lancaster and Bernice Elizabeth Hough Lancaster. He was raised in Qulin and attended college in Columbia, Missouri. He married Dolores Chaney on July 3, 1947 in Piggot, Arkansas. He retired from the...
Rollie Davis
Jul 13, 2011
Rollie M. Davis, age 89 of Odessa, passed away, Wednesday July 13, 2011 in Odessa. She was born February 21, 1922 near Westbrook, Texas. She was the youngest of five children born to Abner Bledsoe and Mary Elizabeth Bledsoe. She grew up being a share cropper with her family. Even though she dropped school at Harvest Time, she still...
Dorinda Martin
Jul 11, 2011
Dorinda Denise Martin was born February 12, 1953 in Torrance, Califronia to Leonard Martin and Sue Inmon Martin. Dorinda passed from this earth on July 11, 2011. She was a loved sister, aunt, and great aunt. She had many friends whom she loved and who loved her. She was affectionaly nicknamed DO by her coworkers and Aunt DD by...
John Krogh
Jul 9, 2011
John Sanford Krogh went to be with the Lord, July 9, 2011, at his residence, surrounded by family and friends, particularly women. John was born February 14, 1950 in Sioux City, Iowa to Darrell Edward Krogh and Nathalie Knutson Krogh. He married the love of his life Rhonda Richardson, December 23, 1982 in Odessa, Texas. John affectionately referred to...
Robert Reynolds
Jul 7, 2011
Robert Jewel Bob Reynolds 84, of Odessa passed away July 7, 2011 at Sherwood Place. Mr. Reynolds was born March 26, 1927 in Brownwood to Nancy Brown and Jewell Reynolds. He was reared in Brownwood and Sweetwater. He met June Minshew in Sweetwater and they were married there on February 26, 1944. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy on...
Gary Wilson
Jul 5, 2011
Mike passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 5, 2011 from complications of diabetes to join his mother and father in heaven. The youngest of three sons, Mike was 56 and was born in Midland to James D Wilson and Vivian Desha Wilson on October 9, 1954. He grew up in Odessa. A 1973 graduate of Permian High...
Don White
Jul 5, 2011
Don DaddyO White, age 82, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Granite Shoals, Texas. He was born October 31, 1928 in Olney, Texas to Herman A. White and Alice Johnson. He was raised and educated in Olney. On August 4, 1947 he married Ramona Dell Perry in Archer City, Texas. They spent 61 years of wedded bliss until...
Barbara Mclean
Jul 4, 2011
Barbara Louise McLean, 87 of Midland, formally of Houston, passed away at 9:25 AM on Monday, July 4, 2011 in Midland, Texas. She was the oldest sister of H. Eugene Abbott, born May 6, 1924 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Barbara retired from Shell Oil Company in Houston after 32 years of service. She is survived by her brother, H. Eugene...
Bernell Brahn
Jul 3, 2011
Bernell Brahn passed on Sunday July 3, 2011 in Odessa. A memorial service will be held at Antioch Christian Church Saturday July 9, 2011 at 2pm located at 4040 Maple Ave, Odessa Texas. Dr Jimmy Braswell will preside. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity of your preference. Bernell was born in Bisbee Arizona October 18, 1918...
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